NATURE
The importance of conserving of Kenya’s seagrass meadows
Jun 20, 2017
Written by
Ella Taibel
Compared to other types of carbon sink, seagrass in Kenya can absorb 35 times more carbon – a fact that is helping to kick-start poverty alleviation schemes in the region
Film Stars
Jun 19, 2017
Written by
Keith Wilson
Who in their right mind wants to shoot with film in this day and age? In fact, film photography is becoming popular again, especially with professionals looking for new dimensions and natural, saturated tones. Film, it seems, is ‘cool’
High Hopes: The promises of geoengineering
Jun 17, 2017
Written by
Marco Magrini
Geographical’s regular look at the world of climate change. This month, Marco Magrini looks at geoengineering the planet
Landscape Photographer of the Year 2017 – Open for entries
Jun 08, 2017
Written by
Geographical
Calling photographers passionate about capturing and sharing great images of Britain’s dramatic and varied landscape!
Future of the Paris Climate Agreement – the expert view
Jun 07, 2017
Written by
Laura Cole
Five experts weigh-in on the future of the Paris Agreement now that the United States federal government is no longer involved
Killer waters – why the UK’s polluted sea led to the death of a whale
May 24, 2017
Written by
Tess McKain
Analysis into a killer whale found dead off the shores of western Scotland have revealed the shocking levels of chemical pollutants in the UK’s waters
Celebrating a decade of award-winning environmental photography
May 23, 2017
Written by
Nina Janmaat
For the past ten years, the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management has provided photographers with a platform to express in artistic, but impactful ways the real issues facing the world today
On the Tiger Trail
May 22, 2017
Written by
Keith Wilson
Less than 4,000 tigers remain in the wild, so it is hardly surprising that the recent discovery of the small breeding population of Indochinese tigers in eastern Thailand was described as ‘nothing short of miraculous’. For photographers, capturing this apex…
Turkish delight: restoring Mediterranean marine life
May 19, 2017
Written by
Chris Fitch
Zafer Kizilkaya has been awarded the 2017 Whitley Gold Award for his continued efforts in creating and monitoring marine protected zones off Turkey’s Mediterranean coastline
Gorillas and Guerrillas – conservation in the Democratic Republic of Congo
May 18, 2017
Written by
Geographical
John Kahekwa is the founder and general manager of the Pole Pole Foundation (POPOF), a Congolese run conservation NGO which works to protect the critically endangered Grauer’s gorillas and their habitat in Kahuzi-Biega National Park (KBNP), and to support the…
Arctic environment ‘on verge of major shift’
May 17, 2017
Written by
Laura Cole
Recent observations of Arctic flora and fauna indicate major changes to ecosystems in the area
Dieback down under: threatened mangroves in Australia
May 02, 2017
Written by
Laura Cole
A massive die-off of Australian mangrove forests is being attributed to the El Niño weather system
Exit strategy: farewell to coal
Apr 29, 2017
Written by
Marco Magrini
Geographical’s regular look at the world of climate change. This month, Marco Magrini looks at the UK’s climate commitments
Research Blog: the Tropics and El Niño part 2
Apr 28, 2017
Written by
Laura Cole
Was last year’s El Niño a practice run for future climate change? In part two of a blog series for Geographical, Laura Cole shadows the University of Oxford’s Global Ecosystem Monitoring Network and its work to discover the impact of…
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Borneo Wildlife Warriors: Episode 6 [video]
Apr 28, 2017
Written by
Geographical
The continuing adventures of Aaron Gekoski as he joins the Wildlife Rescue Unit
Royal Photographic Society call for bursary entries
Apr 28, 2017
Written by
Freddie Stewart
What do Ethiopia’s ‘church forests’, the incipient HS2 high-speed rail project, and the plastic ephemera deposited by the 2011 Japanese tsunami have in common? The answer is that they were all the subject of projects carried out by winners of…
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Borneo Wildlife Warriors: Episode 5 [video]
Apr 21, 2017
Written by
Geographical
Aaron Gekoski continues working alongside the Wildlife Rescue Unit
The Camera in your Pocket
Apr 17, 2017
Written by
Keith Wilson
Today, the camera is regarded as an essential smartphone feature. But it was only in the previous decade that the developments we now take for granted were first conceived
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